The Straits Times, 7 January 1911

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  • 14 1 The Straits Times. NO. 23.458 SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. JANUARY 7. 1911. s> PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 108 1 WATSON'S No. 1O Whisky THE BEST. KATZ BROS., LD. Are Showing this Week i JL SPECIAL LUSTS OF THE $12.00 $10.00 35 Designs to Choose from in White and all Leading Colours. STAR BRAND Fresh Butter. A DELlcrouS TABLE LUXURY. Supplied to the Principal Hotel; SOLE IMPORTERS FRAMROZ CO. 87,
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    • 73 1 ART NEEDLEWORK AND FLOWS DEPOT 217, Orchard Road. AWARDED MEDAL AND DIPLOMA M AND FIKBT PRISB. > 1 AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW SING A POKE, 1910. Arranged Floral Baskets, Bouquets, showers and Floral forma of all description* Wedding orders reoeive special attention MANY LOCAL TESTIMONIALS. PHo«« Moderate. Cat Flowers ram oar own
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    • 148 1 THE SPORTING DEPOT. THE 'CHALLENGE GUN. Ja¥iS^Sj^a#T V^fel Br Imß n^L No. 1. Special Challenge Gun. NO. 1. DOUBLE-BARRELLED CENTRAL FIRE BEEBCH LOADING GUN, top lever snap action, treble bolted, wedgefast top cross bolt, TWIST BARRELS, left choke bored, wlid striken, rebounding hammers oat of the line of sight, walnut
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    • 37 1 long Hing Cheong ft Co., OMMMMM A«Em A PHOTKRAPtHC KALfM. NEW CAMERAS! NEW CAMERAS Developing, Printing on Postcards FROM YOUR OWN NEGATIVES. Orders eao now booked at this Address. Mo. 104, Adilphi Hotil Buildings, North Bridge Road.
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    • 21 1 DRINK Martell's Brandy. JULIAN FRANKEL FURNITURE CO., 1 66, Orchard Road. Furniture Dealers and Commission Agents. PRICES CONSISTENT WITH QUALITY. 36
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  • 1078 2 CURIOUS STORIES OF PALACE AND HAREM. From Unpublished Documents, For the December Fortnightly and from unpublished document*. C. Ohryssaphides and Rene Lara have compiled an article of great historical interest dealing with the intimate life and character of the deposed Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamid 11. Referring to
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    • 137 2 '"Hazeline' Snow' (T«»DI HAEa) m Pure and I *~H-\7l! lMf' >s^" Neither M cool as sticky m mountain I £*ifjjllßKW_ nor snow jAjftixjjl&MMg r H greasy M Greatly reduced for Prickly Heat i Its soothing and healing properties produce a delicious feeling of cool- ness and comfort. The ideal balm
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    • 12 2 Woods Great Peppermint Cure (or all internal complaints. Dysentery, Coughs. Ooidtrto, I
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    • 686 2 BANISHMENT OF LASSITUDE. The Secret of Renewing Energy. There is no sensation more dispiriting, no condition more annoying, than the utter lassitude which is so inevitable a condition of the Indian climate daring the greater part of the year. The weariness of the body and the utter disinclination to indulge
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    • 292 2 RAVENSWAY AND COMPANY, Undertakers and Monumental Masons. ESTABLISHED 1881. JUBT RECEIVED i New Goods ol Superior Quality and Finish. Ifarblcft, Metallic Wreaths, etc. Monuments ol every description. RUBBER-TYRED HEARSES The Best to be had in the colony. With Plumes in use. TKLKPHONB NO. 717. NO 187. OBCHARD ROAD 6 THE
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    • 179 2 CRUSHED FOOD. Try it and You Will be Satisfied. I. H. BELILIOS begs to inform the public that his Factory for preparing Crashed Food, at No. 1, Belilioa Road, ia now opened. Price of a bag of Crashed Food, 1 p. 10 oat. g 14.00 per bag. No. 1 Bran,
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  • 596 3 SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST THE C\BI E r Use of tbe Bastinado. The Constantinople correspondent of The Standard says The Cabinet has been on its trial before the Chamber charged with many arbitary acts which have been committed in its name since the close of the last session.
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  • 288 3 Remarkable Story About Surrey Residents. A remarkable scene at a Lingtield, Surrey, residence wax described to the magistrates at Ox ted on December 6. when Mrs. Hcpjabah Eagles was summoned by Mr. Ludwag Selbach for assault and wilful damage. The pin ti,-. are independent, and their
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  • 51 3 Referring to the recent mine ditiaster at Bolton, a telegram from London, dated December 28, siiys Many bodies are being taken out of the Pretoria pit. The King has contributed .£5OO to a fund for the victims of the disaster: and the Queen ha* given £100. Baron Forest has contributed
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    • 530 3 Bronchitis A Nurse's Experience. I Nurses have Utter facilities than most people for discovering tbe best remedies fin certain ailments, yet here is a case of one who suffered with Bronchitis for many years, an<l could not get relief until she tried Angjer's EmoMobV Writing from 14 East Milton, Gru\isin<l.
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    • 54 3 CURE FOR BILIOUBNEBB. Biliousness is due to a disordered oondition of tbe stomaob. Chamberlain's Tablets are essentially a stomach mtdioine, intended especially to act oo that organ to oleanse it, strengthen it, tone and invigorate it, to regnlate tbe liver and to banish biliousness positively and tffeotually. For Bale by
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    • 667 3 'CUTICURA OINTMENT Writes One Skin-Sufferer. 'I Wish to Bear Testimony to the Wonders of Cuticura Remedies,' sayt Another, gad Tried All Kinds of Remedies, but to No Purpose. Cuticura Remedies Cured Them. *"I bad b»«i a sufferer from dry khiiu 00 my hands for four or five years. They used
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    • 242 3 In a Kitchen where MONKEY BRAND .is used for the coppers, the tinware, the kitchen tables and floors, the good housewife's work is done almost before the day is begun. WONT WASH CLOTHES. THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING GO. (IHJST.A.BLTSHIHIID ***** 1 M ANUFACTURHRS OP PURE ROPE I B STRAND I
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 624 4 STEAMER SAILINES. ¥.&O. BTE AM N AVI GAT lON CO FOR CHINA, JAPAN, PEN ANO, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT. MEDITERRANEAN PORTS. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills ot Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Golf, Continental, and American PorU. Steamer* will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES Outward (for
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    • 532 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO,, LTD. A Fortnightly ■errioe is maintained be tween Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail oontract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this servioe have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with
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    • 620 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. PACIFIC MAIL BTEAMSHIP CO. AMD TOYO KISEN KAIIHA. The two great steamship Uses between CHINA, JAPAN and EUROPE, via Honolnla ud San Francisco, operating the new 13,000 tour, twin screw steamers KOREA and SIBERIA, together with the well known steamers CHINaTaBIA, MONGOLIA MAN. CHURIA. NIPPON MARD, TENYO MaRU
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    • 233 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. C. P. R In RATIONAL HIGH WAY TO BUROPB TU CHINA, JAPAN, CANADA AND THE UNITBD BTATHB. Route bom Hongkong via Shaingbai, NmwU (Inland Sea of Juan), Kobe, Yokohama. Victoria and VanoooTMr. H.M.B. Burros or Imdia Twinsorew steamR.M.S. Bhpum or Jata* I en, 8,000 tons, RJLS. Imw or
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    • 529 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The simmers of this CompMiy maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremeo, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straiti, C hina and Japan Homewards, they are despatohed fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and onoe a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo, Taking
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    • 712 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The f»»t »nd well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg, via KoUerdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Oenna, Naples (connecting Marseilles, Naplen, Alexandria, and vice km) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai, Tsingtau.
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  • 141 5 FIXTURES. B«t«rday, January 7. High Water, 2 64 a.m., 2.28 p.m. Penang Races. N. D. L. outward mail duo. St. Anthony's Convent Performance, 8 Week of Prayer, Presbyterian Church, 8 A Boyal Jester, Victoria Theatre, 9, Sunday, January 8. High Water, 8.88 a.m., 8.88 p.m Monday, January
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  • 118 5 To-Dat «»ndjerm»B«in, etc. V. der Canellan mm SsjsSi^S-^* SB &Uca«ar Wilhelm 4 p m Paem^ng Nord JP» n erir an Renuit 4 Hongkong and Shanghai Candia 4 pm 8 m rmo B Zweaoa 4 m Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan; and Canada and The United States via Hongkong
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  • 206 5 The Imp^ Oer. mail ateamer Derfflingfr, ha% ing left Penang at 3 p m. yesterday, may be expected to arrive here this aftaracon, at fl. bhe will probably be despatched for Honakouß bha D j<hai and Japan ports to-morrow, at! a.m.' The M. M csmpany's steamer V.
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  • 279 5 Uteit Arrlvali. Bra* Dot go*, rtr, 800 ton. 14 orew, ISO h.p. Com. Wink, ju 6. From P. R.J.T Jan For Tarem f a, J»,, 7— B<3i. Amhtnt. Brit rtr ISS torn, Captain doott Jan 7. From Pontianak, J. n 5 To S iSd. ThOnB Ek For B»>^
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  • 104 5 Bridge, Nor str. Bangkok lions Won I, Brit str. Swatow via ports Redang, Biam str, Carimon Inland C. Uya y Loptt, Spaa Mr, Iloilo and Manila Ban Lumg, Dot str, Cotie vim port. Rumphiu,, Vai itr. Batavia ./ajwra, Dal itr. Mantok sad Palembaag Van Hogendorp, Dut itr, Deli vi»
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  • 81 5 Wh«r v« at which Vsuela are Berthed To -Day. TANJONQ PAOAB. East Whabf Babo— Nil. E*»r W. Swrnon I— Aoamba. Nippon. MintW. Bwi. 1 Thongwa. l-^l-oturret. 4- Perr Pol Aun. ChieDgmai. J^om^ Dom 7-(Dnd« ooortraatfoa.) WbiWiui^E F. Ferdinand lumb'i W. o— Nil. Pno
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  • 137 5 Finance Commerce. EXCHANGE. 8imapou, .Uncart T, 1911, On London-Bank 4 m/a j /4 j Private 6 m/a M 8/4H do m/a M 3/4X On Germany— Bank d/d Private 8 m/a 944 do 6 m/i M S40i On Ftmim— Bank d/d 2 g 5 Private 8 m/a moi <»o «m/a I
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  • TO-DAY'S STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 103 5 larae S u'ußaMlii B 4n «T Iio"* 10 10 Bnung g.ag 7* 10 10 Kuaboi 1.76 £H»»Ti>, HM 16^2 |W«« Jta 1.75 200 10 Knantaa Tin aOO 800 4J A Ulukt Mine! a 76 921 10 10 IMmmi Tin 1 M 1.50 fi XS^* 1 400 4.28 A 41
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    • 464 5 bMS Valued Buyen. Seltatg. S/. 2/. AlUnr 4/4 4/9 a/, a/. AMfcTiouy L o 8 1.1 9 ay. 2). b«£uu iuuk« 3/. a/a fi 5t I?™ lflaao 171ao 2J ,f? 19 "O- 8 Ht S. OoBWbatory 12 0 1.0.0 pm 41 41 Bukit UnUng 4.0.0 4.11.8 1 Contributory a.8.8
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    • 41 5 lames 10 10 BMtern Smeitfag IOLO o fl 00 W lOFruertNNTt 2«50 26 00 M 0 ...How.rtt.BnUdn, 10 MIUyMdAOo, 5260 88JJ0 Issue 3 J" 8to«ito 8. Ship aijjjo a £s i-in in Twain* B. 1&9 4.8.8 8 B^-t^, as as
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    • 33 5 How^Brakineß* •oOO.aJ" 7 Riley, Harvreaves 6% 1284,000 1% sTnre Singapore Bleotrio pW a. J rmmw »7«*% «850,000 BporeMunioipal6% •1,878.000 nom. 3fillw Spore Municipal of 1907 S pore Manic' of 1909 Spore Mo
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 22 5 Through the city Walked a girl, YooDif and pretty, Wicdn might whirl Fearless, Tearless, She felt sore, Having Woods' Great Peppermint Cnw.
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    • 373 5 AUCTION SALES Powell and Co. t~£ a L l k u Moon! Farquhar, Sepoy Lines, Jan. 7-At Valhalla, 88, Caranagh Road, J *J>- 9 A* saleroom, unredeemed pledges Jan. 9— At nleroom. MuiUa Cigkn, at v Jan. 10— At saleroom, freehold land, known m Romulus, Thomson Road, at 2 30.
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    • 111 5 LAMBERT BUTLER'S g| PACKED IN ilb. AIR-TiartT TNS [PRICE: 70 078. PER TIN OBTAINABLE AT: |p£a»jft|gjp!Cffj John Little Co., Ltd., Kiff-^afl Robinson Co. 9 PRICE 90 CTB. PEI TIM CONTRACTS SECURED For the supply of SLEDGE BRAND MILK TO ALL] THE Government Medical Institutions IN THE Federated Malay States SOLE
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    • 84 5 BRITIBH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. UNITED. FOB PORT BWBTTENH AM, PBHAHO NEQ AP AT AM, MA DRAB. PONDIOHBRBY OUDDALORE, KARnr^r, AiiD NEGAPATAM. The OonMDT'i Steamer THONG WA, 6,308 •"U. F. Harnngton, Oommaadar. will h> r«tr.ighlo,£2S^l y >c BODBTBAD4 00., A»»u BTOOMYMRT MAATBCHAPPIJ tNEDERLANO. rr^ I 1 8t m KONING WILLEM
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    • 24 5 HIGH-CLASS UN ALBERT I The Leading Undertaker has the only ALL-ENOLI of the latest design, a* (or monumental purpr MESSRS. D' The 49, PHna'
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  • 1136 6 The Straits Times. SATURDAY, JANUARY 7. PENANG'S SUGGESTION. Quite a good suggestion has been made by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Penang, with reference to the raising of more revenue if such be required. It is that a sum equal to one month's rent of all houses be collected
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  • 16 6 Debussy, the famous French composer, is writing special music, to which Miss Maud Allan will dance.
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  • 24 6 Mr. Chia Eng Kee, a member of the 5.V.1., was married to the eldest daughter of Mr. Tan Boon Chiak, on the 2nd inst.
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  • 25 6 The result of the race for Viceroy's Cup was as follows Mr. Apcar's May fowl 1, Capt. Charrington's Black Buck 2, Mr. Wittington's Fizz 8.
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  • 30 6 There has been plenty of rain recently al Kota Bahru, Kelantan, as in other parts of the Peninsula. Four and a half inches fell on the night of December 24.
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  • 30 6 Mr. H. Payne-Gallway, late of Messrs. Fraser and Co., Singapore, lias made a gift of 11,000 towards the fund for the erection of the new public hall off Penang Read.
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  • 25 6 The North-German Insurance Company at Hamburg proposes to increase its capital from marks 12,500,000 to marks 15,000,000, for the purpose of extending its business abroad.
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  • 39 6 The Straits Chinese Reading Club will hold a social gathering for members and their friends on Tuesday next in the C. C. A. Hall, Prinsep Street, at 8 p.m. The prizes won during the 'last Session will be distributed.
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  • 37 6 A wire to Java, dated the Hagne, December 27, brings word of a serious shipping disaster at Flushing. The British steamer Finland collided with the Belgian steamer Baltique. The latter foundered, and six of her crew perished.
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  • 41 6 The Siang Bee's last voyage from Swatow to Singapore constitutes what is believed to be a record time for that run, the whole time occupied being four days, ten hours. She brought about 2,900 Chinese coolies as part of her complement.
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  • 40 6 The telephone line recently erected to connect Knching and Goebilt is now open and is working well and clear. The line runs from Knelling to Pending and thence through the jungle to Goebilt, a total distance of 1 It miles.
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  • 42 6 News comes of a change in the leadership of the British expedition to the Snowy Mountains of Dutch New Guinea. Mr. Goodfellow, who hitherto commanded the exploring party, lias been invalided. Captain Rawling, one of the members, has been appointed his successor.
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  • 44 6 Tin steamer Swazi from Calcutta for New York lias arrived at Suez on fire. The fire started on December 28, but was confined between the decks. She entered the wet docks and pumps were set to work. The steamer carried a cargo of jute.
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  • 50 6 Detectives on duty about 8 o'clock this morning, in New Market Road, saw two men come out of house, number 34, with bundles in their hands and promptly arrested them on the charge of housebreaking. One of the prisoners is said to be an old offender, having just left prison.
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  • 56 6 Mr. S. H. Foot has reported to the police the theft of clothing to the value of tfs— including a dress coat which has been taken from his room at the Grove Boarding House, Tanjong Katong. Two coats, valued at >20, have also been stolen from the house at 1271
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  • 48 6 Messrs. Thomas Cook and Son announce their intention to despatch a personally conducted tour to England in May next especially for Indian ladies and gentlemen in connection with the coronation. It will afford an opportunity of seeing the coronation and the principal cities of England. Scotland and Ireland.
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  • 50 6 At Messrs. Coghlan and Co's rubber auction, yesterday, all the lots offered were sold at slightly reduced prices ranging from 1140 per picul for scrap, to 1275 per picul for No. 1. sheet. The parcel from Kwala Sa wah Estate, Seremban, realised the London equivalent of ss. 3d. per lb.
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  • 55 6 Captain James Bremmer, believed to be the oldest master mariner in the Commonwealth, died on December 9, at the age of 92 years. On the occasion of the last annual outing of the League of Ancient Mariners, Captain Bremmer formed the central figure of a group of ten, whose combined
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  • 56 6 The second performance of A Royal Jester was given at the Victoria Theatre yesterday evening when many juveniles enjoyed the bright Christmas pantomime, and appeared particularly pleased with the dancing of little Billy Possim. At 9 o'clock to-night the piece will be staged again and, given tine weather, a good
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  • 63 6 The first batch of pilgrims returning from Mccca the port for which is Jeddah arrived in Singapore waters to-day by the steamer Yantaze. There were 585 in all. Two deaths had occurred from smallpox at sea aud other two cases were discovered when the vessel went into quarantine. In consequence,
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  • 70 6 Amongst the many handsome wreaths which have been deposited within the Dusit Malia Prasad in memory of the late King of Siam. is one from two old residents of Bangkok, both of whom were honoured by His Majesty's friendship, Admiral* de Richelieu and Mr. H. N. Andersen. This wreath of
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  • 112 6 Mr. Arthur Benson makes an interesting suggestion in a letter to the Times. He asks that condemned criminals should be allowed to choose their own mode of death, and himself siinyrsts that those whom the State has decreedshould die, can most decently and most humanely be put out of the
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  • 135 6 On the Thursday before Christmas, a fatal trap accident occurred at Khargpur. Mr. Watson, District Locomotive Superintendent, on transfer to Bilaspur in the same capacity, was proceeding in his trap with his wife and sister-in-law to Khargpur railway station* to catch the Bombay Mail to Bilaspur, when nearing the station
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  • 437 6 The Admiralty have appointed Lieutenant J. G. Royd to the Minotaur. By Dutch Royal warrant the exequatur has been granted to Mr. E. Dillenius, to act as Vice-Consul for Sweden at Macassar. The Knight Order of Oranje-Nassau has been conferred upon Mr. E. A. van der Worm,
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  • 70 6 The annual stock-taking sale of Messrs. Whiteaway Laidlaw and Co. will commence on Monday next, and will be continued until Saturday, February 4. This is one of the occasions of the year when great bargains may be secured on very cheap terms, and as the
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  • 66 6 At the Singapore Assizes, yesterday, a common jury found Lim Eng Thong guilty of causing grievous hurt, under grave provocation, to a fellow countryman whose death resulted from a thrust which accused made at him with an umbrella. The chief justice, Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones, sentenced hiui
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  • 84 6 It is notified in the current issue of tinGovernment Gazette that Monday, the .loth inst. and Tuesday the 31st, will be observed as bank holidays in the Colony for the Chinese New Year. All the Government offices will be closed. The appointments gazetted include Mr. L. A
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  • 101 6 Recent appointments gazetted in the current issue of the Sarawak Government Gazette are :-Mr. H. S. B. Johnson. K. si.l.nt of Lower Hejang, to dp duty in the first division Mr. Johnson will be attached t<> tin: Resident's office: Mr. \V. J. M. Shaw, Resident of Muka,
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  • 113 6 At a meeting of the Legilatire Council to be held on Friday, January 27, the Bankruptcy Ordinance Amendment Bill (bill to amend the Bankruptcy Ordinance IHBBI, tho Tamil Immigration Fund Ordinance A mm. I inent Bill (bill to amend the Tamil Imnrigration Kami Ordinance lgOH), and the Labuan
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    • 113 6 Champagnes. Sherries and Ports. Gins. Marsalas and Madeiras. Clarets and Burgundies. Vermouths. Hock(| Md Mofle leB Boms. Brandies and Whiskies. Bitters. Beers and Stoat. WHOLESALE AND RSTAIL WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD., Sole Agents fox* BURROUGHES AND WATTS' BILLIARD TABLES. The "Strmltm" Table, Complete
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    • 179 6 HIGH-CLABB ENTERTAINMENT ALHAMBftA SOMETHING NB W INTERESTING To-NlghU. 2nd Show, 8.80 to 11 p.m. 1. OVERTURE. U. OSTRICH BREEDING IN EGYPT. 8.1 THE TRAGEDY OF ROBERT THE SILENT. 4. (Duke of Aqoitaine) 6. A BROKEN FRIENDSHIP (Comic). 6. EXAMINATION OF THE STOMACH UNDER X ■M 7. 16TH EDITION, PATHE'S ANIMATED
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    • 13 6 Latest advertisements of the day appear on page 5 as well as 8.
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  • 99 7 SECRET AGREEMENT ABOUT PERSIA. Text Published in London. Itn IKI: TKLEORAM. London, January 7. The new evening (>aper, the Evening Times, published what purports to be the true Russian reply to the German note of 1907 regarding Russo-Gcrman relations. The principal features are that Russia engages not
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  • 91 7 MR. REDMOND ON PROTESTANT CLAIMS. Armed Resistance Threats Absurd. Km im's TaUBHUa. London. January 6. Reynold s Naajaaaaajl contains an article by Mr. R<-dmondon Home Rule. It is chiefly devoted to the Ulster question, and gives statistics to show that Ulster as a whole contains 44 par cent
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  • 66 7 Attempts to Minimise Importance Repudiated. ;Dkb Ostasiatiscbc Lloyd Tilrgraii J Berlin. January AA Russian (iovernment Communique denies the attempt of the Temps and the Novoye to minimise the importance of the Potsdam interview and of the declarations made by Herr Kcthuiauu iv the Reichstag. Such attempt-, the note
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  • 34 7 [Dm Om "UTi-ciiK Lloyd Tklk<.i:am Berlin. January 6. Herr Buenz. imw Ambassador in Mexico, lias been ap|K>intcd successor to the late Herr Testa, who was a member of the Turkish SUite Commission.
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  • 14 7 Raima's Telegram. London. January 6. Italian* have pillaged the Bazaar at Basra
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  • 26 7 RBITKHs Tk.LFi.IIAM. London. January 6. The Turkish Government is negotiating with Paris financiers for a fresh loan of two and a half millions.
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  • 16 7 ItKl TKKS TKLEOBAM. London. January 6. Tin Kinii <>f Bokhara is dead.
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  • 29 7 Kkl'TKK'n Tm.Ki.i: HI. London. January 7. The Bvaajajg Staudard says the Man < Imrian Loan was largely covered by bona fide investors, the Stock Exchange holding aloof.
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  • 163 7 BaatMg iSelangori Hiihbcr KstateH. Ltd. DecemU-r -i.h.-) lbs., making tt£tS li»s. far the lir-t eight mouths at the coin|>aii\ 's year. Par Mm hbiiihmiillbu period* of 19W, Dec -inlier. 1.1H4 Ihs.. hist eight months «,«67 lbs. I'.ukit Kajimg Bobber Kstatcs, Ltd.— Decciiilki UN ll,s. Total for 1910
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  • 219 7 (From a Malacca Corrbspondbnt.) Malacca, January 6. Information has been received by Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine Para in London yesterday was 6/2} per lb., value. The market closed, steady. A later wire gives the price on the 6th as 5/0} per lb
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  • 224 7 Fourth Annual Staff Dinner in London. A niemoralile evening was spent in London, on December 15, by the staff of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bauking Corporation and their numerous guests, the occasion being the fourth annual dinner of the bank. A large and enthusiastic company, which in
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  • 240 7 WORKHOUSE INMATES RIOT. Police Called in and Eighty-Three Arrests Made. There were very serious riots at the Belm..m workhouse. Suttou. on December 14. which is under the control of the Fulham Hoard of (luaiilians. and selves ah an overflow institution for the various London union-. It will be remciul>ercd that
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  • 221 7 Financial Estimates for the Current Year. The estimates of revenue anil expenditure \4 111! Tllll— fltata Railway for 1911 show that the actual recei|itH in 1909 were t90,285 the w*iaaf estimate for 1910 iH «l.".'.i.Hlmid Ihc estimate for this year is f 220.1 Xk). The approved estimate
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  • 1015 7 POSSIBLE ACTIVITY IN THE COMING SPRING. Company Notices. The London and China Express of Decem- ber 16, publishes the following items respecting the rubber industry The tu&rket for Para has been quiet during the week, and prices have been easier. Hard Fine December delivery sold at ss.
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  • 80 7 Yes Kir, gaid a garrulous barber, I was a ship's barber on a Pacific steamer five years, and was wrecked and cast away on an island in the South Seas. I lived there for two years, and never saw a human being, but when I was
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  • 979 7 SIR T. SUTHERLAND'S SPEECH IN LONDON. Who is at the Bottom of It? The mail brings a full report of the P. and O. Company's annual meeting held in London on December 13, ifnen the chairman, Sir Thomas Sutherland, made a few remarks upon the Freight and
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  • 90 7 A special London cable to the Pioneer (Allahabad) says that the Headmasters' Conference at Eton has passed a resolution, regretting the lowering of the minimum age of entry into Woolwich and Sandhurst. Dr. James of Malvern, in moving the resolution, said that the Army Council contemplates
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  • 389 7 Member Who Has no Time to Attend Committees. Mr. F. J. Hallifax presided over the Singapore Municipal Commissioners for the first time yesterday afternoon. The other members of the board present were Meson*. J. Carapiet, A. J. W. Watkins, F. E. Jago, W. Peacock, Tan Kheam Hock,
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  • 183 7 Police Discover Bombmaking Appliances. In connection with the first phase of the extraordinary Houndsditch affair, the police, says a London telegram dated December 28, attach much importance to discoveries they made in the room in Stepney occupied by the man who lost bin life iv connection with
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  • 234 7 A correspondent tells us that the following Resort From was left at a well-known rest house iv the State of Johore by a jwrty of the numerous Japanese who Hwarm about here." It is quite nicely printed, but why it is in English and hucli EngliHh is a
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  • 104 7 The Melbourne correspondent of the Stan (laid says an extraordinary situation hax arisen with regard to the steamship Papanui, formerly of the New Zealand Slripping Company's line. She struck a rock in Bass Straits in December last year. Temporary repairs were effected, and the vessel was sold to
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  • 83 7 4MPORTANT MINISTERIAL CHANGES. New and Progressive Staff Taking Office. Rbutir's Tklboram. London. January 7. Router's Peking correspondent says an Edict has been issued which accepts the resignation of Tong-shaoyi, President of the Ministry of Communications, owing to continned bbbMßj The Vice President, Shen-kung-pao, is promoted acting President and
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  • 37 7 (FlioM On OWN CoHKKSroNDENT.) Penang, January 6. His Kxcellency the Governor and suite left at two o'clock this afternoon for Kuala Kang-ar. Vice Admiral Sir A. L. Winsloe will join the party at Taiping.
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  • 87 7 (From Oub Own Cohrehpokdknt.i Penang. January 6. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce have resolved to ask Government, in place of the income tax, to levy a house and land tax of one month's rent per annum, the landlord and the tenant each paying one half. They will
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  • 241 7 (From Ocr Own Correspondent.) Pcnang, January 6. The following handicaps for the third day's racing are issued Stewards' Cup.— Lossie 10, Bay Ronald 9.7, Billet Doux 8.12, Blue Diamond 8.7. Blitz 8.4, Dinkum 8, Cartoon 7.7. Stewards Stakes.— Sirdar 9.7, Sentinel 8.8, Dark Ronald 8.6. Carlo H. 2.
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  • 149 7 Further telegrams regarding the terrible smash on the Midland Railway at Christmas state that the signalman at Hawes Junction admitted that he had ig idea mistake, having forgotten that the two light engines fur Carlisle on the main line were waiting to be switched off and
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  • 41 7 The output of the Rahtnan Hydraurlic Tin Co. for December is 550 piculs and for the yiiir ♦>.."> piculs. The liahman Tin Mining Co.'s return for December is 488.59 piculs for the year 7.6.50 piculs against 8,054 piculs ii 1909.
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  • 15 7 Quarantine restrictions against the port of Bans. 'iii on account of plague liave been withdrawn.
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  • 311 8 Marked Decrease in the Record, of Sickness. The return of the health of the China Station shows that the squadron employed on the Station during 1909 consisted of 25 vessels namely, 6 cruisers, 8 gunboats, 3 sloops, 10 river steamers, 1 despatch vessel, 1 surveying
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  • 370 8 St. Andrew's Cathedral. (Sunday, January 8, 1911.) Kikst Banal After Epiphany. 7 a.m.— Matins. First Lesson ...Isaiah LI. Second Lesson S. Matthew V. 18 88Hymn 78. Ml a.m.— Holy Communion (Cbokali. Introit 819. Service Simper. Hymns 556, 32-2 and 551. A.UO P.M. EVENSONO AND SsBMOM. Responses Ferial. (41
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  • 115 8 I >vi in;: the month ended December 8, 12.H0U mail-bagx were (loHiwtchod from England to India. China, and Cpylon, as compared with 11, WX) for the correHponding |M'ri<Kl .if last viiir. .V4OO bags were sent to Aimtralia (via Italy) as against 5.000, and to M*W aliiinl then
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  • 807 8 Members Elected and Comparison With Former Contest. We give below another instalment of the general election results, and a comparison in each case with the votes polled at the previous contest in January of last year Somerskt South. Sir E. Strachey iLi 4,784, the Hon. A. Herbert
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  • 770 8 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Singapore, 7, 1911. Mewrs. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Share Brokers, issue the following list of quotations this morning Norn. Value. Buyers. Sellers. 2/- Allagar 4/4) ill 2 Options 3/- 4/8 £1 Anglo-Java 11/8 1.1 6 1 Anglo- Johore 11/9
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 40 8 WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED GOD LIVER OIL COMPOUND. Aids digestion. Does not opset the Btomach and is unrivalled for coughs, colds, bronchitis and all pulmonary troubles, and is a general tonic for building Dp the system. OF ALL CHEMISTS. $1.25 AND $2.00
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    • 56 8 HOW TO GET RIO OF A GOLD. If yon have trouble in getting tid of your cold yon may know that yon are not treating it properly. There is no reason why a cold should hang on for weeks and it will not if you take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For
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    • 13 8 For all internal complaints, Dysentery Coughs, Colds, eto., take Woods' Great Peppermint Core.
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    • 368 8 Moutrie IS A SYNONYM OP GOOD F4ITH. Moutrie's GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. Moutrie's SELL THE BEST QUALITY OF GOODS ONLY AT THB LOWEST PRICES. THE PIANOFORTE AND MUSIC WAREHOUSE. THE ARCADE. UK). HOTEL. PEKING The best and the most frequented Hotel iii the Island, and CRAG HOTEL The only Sanatorium in the
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    • 462 8 Raffles $l§f!: Hotel. SPECIAL DINNER To-Night. VICTORIA THEATRE. A Royal Jester, A Royal Jester. A Royal Jester. A CHRISTMAS PATOMIME BY SMITH COOPER. TO-NIGHT AT 8 P.M. BOOKING NOW OPEN AT MESSRS. THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. Prices at Evening Performance, (3, 91 ,t SO cts. Matinee, Children, Reserved Seats, $1.00
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    • 300 8 Oriental Specific. It to the Specific for acute and chronio discharges, and of whatever standing. Prioe t I.M THE CITY DISPENSARY. SELEGIH ROAD, SINGAPORE. BRANITE. The undersigned are prepared to enter into contracts for the supply of Granite ornshed and screened to any siaes. FRABER ft GUMMING. M. Winebeater Honse.
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    • 725 9 SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT RAILWAY. FROM MAY 1. 1909. AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TRAIN SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYS ONLY. UP TRAINB. 12 8 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AM. A.M. A.M. AM. A.M. P.M. PM. P.M. PM. PM. P.M. P.M Passir Paojang 725 480 Borneo Wharf 7 88
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    • 322 9 STEAMER SAILING SEANG LINE OF STEAMERS FOR PENANG AND RANGOON s.B. GLBNOGLB, due January 18. This steamer has excellent aooonmod ation for passengers, and carries qualified rorgeon. She has Electric Lights through mi. For height or passage, apply to TAIK LBB GUAN CO., Agents Or SARKIES BROTHERS (Jot Firat-Olass Passage
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    • 549 9 STEAMER SAILINGS. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, KONINKUJKE PAKETVAART MAATBCHAPPIJ (ROYAL PACKET CO). Return tickets «f Single Fares will be issued by the above Company's steamers to Batavia, Java-coast, Beniarang, Sourabaia, Penang and Deli, available for use between tbe 15th December, 1910, and 16th January, 1911. For particulars of passage and sailing, apply
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    • 440 9 ARTICLES FOB SALE. FOB SALE. Motor bus to carry 80 passengers. Prioe 12,750. Apply Cycle k Carriage Co., Kuala Lumpur U2749 FOR MIE PRIVATELY. Fourteen valuable brick-built shophouses situated at South Bridge Road, Circular Road, Chinohew Street and Church Street. Leasehold for 999 years. For particulars, apply to 8021 POWELL
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    • 375 9 BOARD AND LODGING. BOARD AND RESIDENCE. Board and apartments for single gentlemen at 11, Dhoby Ghaut Terms Moderate. 3106 BOARD AND RESIDENCE. Rooms suitable for Bachelors. Terms moderate. Apply 108, River Valley Road. U8069 BT. ANDREW S HOWE. A Churoh of England Boarding House for European and Eurasian boys who
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 463 10 INSURANCE. GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LIMITED. Head Office Winchester House, SINGAPORE. Board of Director* i A. A. Dihkick, Esq Chairman. A. H. Fair, Esq Managing Director. Pbtkr Fowlik, m b., c m Chief Med. OfficerF. M. Elliot, E°q. Rev. N. J. Couvreur. Vow Noan Pan, Ehj. Ono Soon Tbb,
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    • 287 10 INSURANCE. FEDERAL UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA. ESTAHMSHK.D 1882. Insurance in Force, over $37,500,000 New Business, 1909, over |*,MH>,OOO Net Surplus above liabilities for reserve and all outstanding claims, over $2,076,000 (Straits Currency). Over |35,000 was set aside as a speoial addition to Polioy reserves. J. H. EVANS, Manager, South
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    • 525 10 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER Paid up Capital in 60,O00.Sbares of jCaOeach £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £1,600,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... 41,200,000 BANKERS. National Bank of Sootland. The London City Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1
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    • 535 10 BANKING. IKE BZE HAI TONS BANKING AND INSURANCE 03, LTD. NO. 57 AND 68, KLING STREET. Established 1907. Capital paid ap 11,000,000.00 Reserve liability of proprietors 1 000,000.00 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Tax Tbcz Joon 6. Sim Kia Jam Nam Kirn Sens 7. Tio Hoo Lai 8. Jjau Chia Hbno 8.
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    • 875 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak Household Furniture, etc. The property of Dr. J. Leask, AT MOUNT FARQUHAR, SEPOY LINES (ADJACENT TO THE GENERAL HOSPITAL), On Saturday, January 7, at 2 p.m. Japanese elaborately carved cherrywood cabinet inlaid with ivory handsome straw string woven drawing room chairs and
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  • 657 11 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. The Paris Show. President Fallieres opened tho Paris Motor Exhibition, accompanied by the Ministers of War. Commerce. Justice, and Public Works. A pleasing feature of the exhibition at the inaugural ceremony was its completely finished Htate. the Grand Palais presenting an
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  • 283 11 Archdeacon Moule oo Progress la The Far East. lii-nI ii -n I went to Shanghai in 1861 the jouruey took four months. I returned thin year in 16 days. That briefly sums tip the progress of the Western henrnphere in the 50 years which Archdeacon Motile has Hpent
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 317 11 "WOLSELEY C-AJR/S. AN APPRECIATION lt is evident that Wolaeley Cars are not only popular with the buying public, as certain local motor car agents have approached one of our clients with a view to purchasing his 16-20 H.P. WOLSBLEY CAR. Our olient has been offered his choice of any of
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    • 78 11 CROUP PREVENTED. Chamberlain's Cough Romefly is not only a certain care for croup, bat it will prevent tbe attack when freely given m soon m the first symptoms appear. In many thousands of homes it is kept constantly at hand ready for instant use aa soon as the cronpy cough
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    • 366 11 BTEAMER SAILINGS INDOCHINA STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. Tin; steamers of thm Company maintains a tegular direct service between Calcutta, Straits, H< nskunj;, Shanghai (nd Japan, taking cargo, on through Bills rf Lading for Canton, Swatow, I Amoy, Cnefoo, Tientsin, Newchwjjig, Yangtsza Ports, Formosa, the Philippines, etc etc. Stumut Tons Commander
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    • 241 11 STEAMER SAILINGS. BURNB PHILP UNE. SINGAPORE <TO JAVA PORTB, PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, BRISBANE and SYDNEY via TORREB STRAITS. Also takiog passenger* and cargo with transhipment for other VICTORIAN, SOUTH AUSTRALIAN and NORTH yIFENSLAND PORTS. BRITISH NEW GUINEA NEW BRITAIN. TASMANIAN and 1 NEW ZEALAND PORTS. Smooth Passage. Superb Soenery.
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    • 230 11 STEAMER SAILINGS APCAR UNE. OF BTEAMEHB. The undermentioned mail st v.raers of the above Line maintain a regular p«rvice between Calcutta and Japan, oaliing at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai en route. FLEET Tons Commander "Japak" 0,018 A. Stiwart 11 Okioobt Apcae 4,000 S. H. Bilson Akkatoon Apcar 4,000 C.
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    • 459 12 Johnson's "ELEPHANT" Brand CEMENT. The name of JOHNSON'S" in recognised as a guarantee ol GOOD QUALITY in the CEMENT TRADE. SHARPE, ROSS CO., LTD., Singapore. WANTS. ROOM WANTED. Wanted, room and bath room, untarnished, Tanglin District. G. P. 8., c/o Straits Times. U8054 DOCTOR OIBENGA6ED. Fully qualified British Estate work,
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    • 453 12 WANTS. DISPENSER WANTED. Wanted, qualified Dispenser for a Dispenisry in the Straits. Send testimonials and itate salary wanted to "Chemist," o/o straits Times. U2287 HQUS- WANTED. WANTED on rental, by careful tenants, a house of moderate size, situated in good locality, preferably Tangiin. Required from the Ist of March or-
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    • 583 12 TO BE LET W 8010. OFFICE ft GODOWN TO BE LET. With immediate entry No. 7, Malaoaa Btraet Apply to ODTHRIE CO., LTD. Sam "LANGIANDS TO BE LET. The commodious dwelling house No. US River Valley Road. Tennis Court, Gas, Water, etc., laid on. Apply to N. T. Neubronner, 1
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    • 597 12 HOTICE3. NOTICE I Messrs. Bun Bee k Co. beg to notify feat they have established a Provision Store at No. 11, Rochore Road, and also that •hey are suppliers ol all descriptions ol the Singapore Cold Storage Company's Frozen Meats and Produoe, which can be obtained CHAN6E OF ADDRESS Messrs.
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    • 551 12 NOTICES. KIAM KIAT CO. SHIP-CHANDLERS, ■tvanwat and Municipal Contractors. Telephone No. 421. 108 109. Market Street. NOTICE. We have now opened business at No. 62-2, Victoria Street, as Bicycle Repairers, etc., under tbe firm style ol KONG HUP HIN 4 CO. 8089 NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Mr Clarence
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    • 416 12 NOTICES. noticeT UNION INBURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON. LIMITED. Mr. C. M. G. Burnie has been appointed Acting Agent of this Society in Singapore, and assumes charge ol this Branch as from January 1,1911. By Order ol the Board of Directors, Wm. MACBEAN, Agent. Singapore, December 81, 1910. 8196 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 238 12 Straits J&imes. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.—Miscellaneous wants of every description are inserted at the prepaid rate of $1 per four lines for one or two insertions. Notices ol Births, Marriages, or Deaths, if not exoeeding four lines, $1 each insertion. For p.p.c. cards, on page 6, 12. Inch Suals Katbs are as
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